In-state tuition 10,947 USD, Out-of-state tuition 36,512 USD (2019 – 20)

2021–22 approved tuition and fees

About these numbers

Most colleges present their tuition and fees together as an annual cost. Tuition usually applies to one academic year of college classes (from September to May, for example), unless otherwise specified. Some schools charge by the credit hour, instead of by the semester or the academic year.

Is a 2.7 GPA Good? A 2.7 GPA is noticeably lower than a 3.0 GPA, which is the national average. It’s almost decent, but still a little low. Luckily, a 2.7 is certainly a GPA that can be pulled up to a solid number.

44% of college payments in academic year 2019-20 came from parent income and savings. 25% of college payments in academic year 2019-20 came from scholarships and grants. 58% of families surveyed used scholarships, making it the second biggest source of funding in academic year 2019-20 came from scholarships and grants.

The annual report by Sallie Mae® shows that parents are paying roughly half of college costs. For the 2019-2020 school year, parental income and savings covered 44% of students costs; another 8% came from parental borrowing.

Here are seven other ways to help pay for college:

• Grants. Colleges, states, and the federal government give out grants, which don’t need to be repaid.
• Ask the college for more money.
• Work-study jobs.
• Apply for private scholarships.
• Take out loans.
• Claim a $2,500 tax credit.
• Live off campus or enroll in community college.

Overall, 32 percent of students have no responsibility in paying for college, while 39 percent pay for some of it, and 29 percent are responsible for all of it.

The Middle Class Scholarship reduces student fees on a scale between 10 and 40 percent, depending on family earnings. Specifically, students with earnings that total: $100,000 or less receive a 40 percent fee reduction; $125,000 (the middle of the scale) receive a 25 percent fee reduction; and.

More than half, or 56%, of college students say they can no longer afford their tuition tab, according to a survey by OneClass, which polled more than 10,000 current freshmen, sophomores and juniors from 200-plus colleges and universities across the country.

Higher income students are more likely to pay full price. As this table shows, college students are about twice as likely to pay full price at a public four-year college as they are at a private, non-profit four-year college (28 percent and 13 percent of freshmen, respectively).

Most people wouldn’t typically look at going to college and buying a car the same way. But the fact is that you actually have to, because there are some really interesting statistics when it comes to who actually pays full-price for college. That number is 11% of students.

So here are five reasons why college is important and why you might want to earn a degree.

• Higher Potential Income.
• Lower Unemployment Rate.
• More Competitive in Job Market.
• Improved Communication and Analytical Skills.
• Stronger Career Network.

A degree can’t guarantee you a job because it can’t guarantee that you actually have basic human wisdom about how to operate in a workplace. You have to figure out how to demonstrate that yourself in a job market full of highly-educated people who were skipped over by the common sense gene (if you know what I mean).

THE DRAWBACKS

• College uses a fairly standard academic structure for education that not every student thrives in.
• Not every career choice is best learned in an academic environment.
• The “well-rounded” approach of colleges can be counter-productive with certain technical careers.
• College is expensive.

Pros and cons of going to college

• Gain a better education: College is a tool for you to use to further your education.
• More job opportunities.
• New experiences.
• Get outside of your comfort zone/boundaries.
• Debt/Student loans.
• Stress.
• Jobs don’t require college education.
• Famous/rich people without college education.

College is expensive. Most people do not have enough money to pay for their college education upfront, requiring them to take out loans. You may go out into the job field in debt.